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Jason wrote:
Yay! First snake into the center!

A pox upon equality and fairness!

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Banjooie wrote:
...So, wait. I will get out just fine, and then I will instantly die.

If I'm looking at this right. Wow. Was there a faster way to get out of that arena that I missed, too?

It's important to note that it's not the timing of your exit that killed you, directly, but rather a string of choices by other players. Though, if you could leave earlier than you would might have been able to leave before this particular configuration is possible, but basically the nature of the game is that most people who lose will do so because of things they had little direct influence on, but rather ending up in situations where they are at the mercy of other players' decisions.

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<-- About like that. (The picture. If the arrow's pointing at blank space, fake it.)

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Ahh.. I didn't know what Tahnan looks like. Now I do.

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Banjooie wrote:
...So, wait. I will get out just fine, and then I will instantly die.

If I'm looking at this right. Wow. Was there a faster way to get out of that arena that I missed, too?

I think BBBBBJBBBBJB would have gotten you out faster and given you a chance.


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Geez, I just spent about two hours deciding whether to Jump or Bump on my next move, mainly because I'd get way into analyzing a position and then realizing another snake threw off my analysis (this happened 3 or 4 times.) It's been a lot of fun though. I think I've come up with the move that gives me the most flexibility in the long run, although I haven't guaranteed myself a shot into the center yet.

I really wanted to call death #2, but it's just not there yet, but lemme tell ya, try working out what happens to all the snakes in the lower channelways if you're bored.


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techant wrote:
I think BBBBBJBBBBJB would have gotten you out faster and given you a chance.

I think that would've killed him -- the final jump would've been a right turn back into the middle of the area, and at that point it's impossible to escape.

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Yup. There was no real way for him to exit fast enough to avoid his fate. Of course, if Techant, or tim0006, or Jolima, or one of several other snakes, would have made different choices, he would have survived.

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On the other hand, I can still sit there and giggle that my getting out of my terrifying predicament still consisted of /sitting there and doing nothing/.

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Banjooie wrote:
On the other hand, I can still sit there and giggle that my getting out of my terrifying predicament still consisted of /sitting there and doing nothing/.

my my, that takes alot of thi... er, sitting.

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actually, you'd be surprised how long I had to think it through to be absolutely certain I could safely sit there and do nothing.

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trick wrote:
So .. um .. I guess cooperation is out of the question, huh ?

And that scheme was so nice and mutually beneficial, too! Shame it'll result in my certain death unless I'm .. spared ..

What do you mean? Well, I don't see it...

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Thank you, coppro! You really scared me there for a moment.

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Darkmatt! Turn, darnit, turn! We're going to collide in mere seconds!

Well. Hours. OK, a day. Still, this is snakes, not chicken.

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As I see it, one person can die by my hand.

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I really have problems with this game...

Two snakes are already inside, and another two will follow soon.

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Well, now i'm sure of it, appart from Banjooie there is another inevitably death, and another death near that can be avoided. Now it is getting interesting.
Edit: the one that can be avoided is not the one that Someone else is saying! (again 2 posts appeared in the meantime.)

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It looks like I'm going to get some help from Michthro in a while - depending upon where we bump into each other (which I think I got right, I'm not sure) - we both get sent off into the middle arena when we're forced to jump in the appropriate direction. _I think._ If I miscounted by one square, then only one of us gets in there.

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Chaco wrote:
It looks like I'm going to get some help from Michthro in a while - depending upon where we bump into each other (which I think I got right, I'm not sure) - we both get sent off into the middle arena when we're forced to jump in the appropriate direction. _I think._ If I miscounted by one square, then only one of us gets in there.

The way I count it, Micthro will be one square too low to enter the arena, but unlike with me and NiroZ, you'll at least pull him out of the outer tube path.

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I have a feeling I'm going to die soon.

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Chaco wrote:
It looks like I'm going to get some help from Michthro in a while - depending upon where we bump into each other (which I think I got right, I'm not sure) - we both get sent off into the middle arena when we're forced to jump in the appropriate direction. _I think._ If I miscounted by one square, then only one of us gets in there.

We're both going in there. You won't be staying long. Wanna know why?

EDIT: Yargg.. I misread "middle arena". BeefRow's right. You're on your way to the middle. I'm staying behind.

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Ezlo wrote:
I have a feeling I'm going to die soon.

I don't see how.

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Lst6 wrote:
Well, now i'm sure of it, appart from Banjooie there is another inevitably death, and another death near that can be avoided. Now it is getting interesting.

I can see why you don't want to spoil an avoidable death, but who is the unavoidable one?

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Well, it is avoidable now that I see, but it depends on 2 things,Turn movement order and a decision of another player, if one of those fails to save that snake, adieu snake.
One question, who moves first? low number snake or high number snake?

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Lower number moves first.

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Then I tell you in 5 minutes, depending of the outcome of this move, a snake is dead due to the turns.



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Tyrion bumped! Gah! I don't know if this will work to my advantage or disadvantage, but I was sure he'd jump. I wonder if Doom is upset or pleased...

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Good catch!

Yup, I agree that it's inevitable - so now we're down to 42 snakes...



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Oops, I was wrong. I was thinking Ezlo or Kevin, but there is an open space to jump to either way.

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eytanz wrote:
Tyrion bumped! Gah! I don't know if this will work to my advantage or disadvantage, but I was sure he'd jump. I wonder if Doom is upset or pleased...

I was thinking earlier that I'd get a clear route into the center if tyrion jumped. Then I noticed that neither option matters to me at all. Asking Someone Else the same thing might be more appropriate now.

edit: Taking something back. I won't say anything for certain until Kevin makes his next 2 moves.

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